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CONTAINING A SERIES OF VIEWS OF THE HISTORIC SHRINES AND 


BEAUTY SPOTS OF THIS MOST CHARMING OF NEW ENGLAND TOWNS 


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Printed and Copyrighted, 1909, by C. B. Webster & Co. Boston 


& F all the places in beautiful New England to which the steps of devoted pilgrims are directed year after 
Ul| year, none is more famous than old Concord, the home of Louisa May Alcott, Nathaniel Hawthorne, 
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry D. Thoreau, and the scene of the famous invasion by the British 
soldiers, culminating in the famous fight at the old North Bridge, made immortal by the stirring 
verses of ‘The Ride of Paul Revere.” 
From a scenic standpoint, Concord is beautiful beyonds words. Its lovely elm shaded streets and 


peaceful old houses, through the midst of which winds the dreamy Concord river, make a vision of beauty and dignity 
hard to surpass. There stand ‘Wayside’ the home of Hawthorne; Emerson’s home; “The Old Manse,” made 
famous in Hawthorne’s ‘Tales’; the old Jones house still showing the bullet hole fired into it by the British on that 
fateful day; the old Wright Tavern erected in 1747, headquarters of the British officers April 19, 1775; the Battle 
Monument and the ‘‘Minute Man,”’ between which lies the world-famous “Old North Bridge’’; Walden Pond, where 
Thoreau wrote some of his finest books; Meriam’s Corner, scene of a famous episode on the day of the fight ; the old 
Barrett house, the objective point of the invading troops; the home of our beloved George Frisbie Hoar, and of the 
author of ‘‘Little Women,’’ together with other points of minor interest, make up a grand ensemble. 

Every point of the town is a charm and a delight; here the old church, in which the first Provincial Congress 
assembled ; there lies Sleepy Hollow Cemetery containing the last resting place of these famous people ; here the hum- 
ble home of the discoverer of the Concord grape, and here the grave of the British soldiers killed in the fight at the bridge. 

No one ever visited Concord without a feeling of deep reverence for the shrines it contains, and no one ever left it 
without a feeling of deep sorrow that their stay could not be prolonged. In all the days to come, Concord will stand out 
as a perpetual monument to the men and women who have done so much for American literature, and to the brave men 
who gave their all that this country might stand for right and liberty, so graphically embodied in Emerson’s undying lines— 


‘*By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Here once the embattled farmers stood, 
Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled, And fired the shot heard round the world.’’ 


MAIN STREET — There is probably no more beautiful thoroughfare in Massachusetts than Main Street, Concord, bordered as it is by two rows of 
magnificent elms. Here are situated some of the most attractive homes of the town, among them the residences of the Hon. E. Rockwood Hoar 
and the Hon. Frank B. Sanborn. 


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MONUMENT SQUARE — In the centre of the Square stands the Soldiers’ Monument, bearing on the base the names of the forty-two sons of Con- 
cord who gave their lives to their country in the Secession War. On the southwest side of the square a bronze tablet marks the site of the old 
Court House, whose bell called the farmers to arms on the morning of April 19, 1775. 


THE OLD FIRST CHURCH —The above is from a photograph of the original meeting house which was erected in 1712 and used for the gathering 


of the first Provincial Congress in October, 1774. This structure was destroyed by fire in 1900 and rebuilt in 1901. 


THE WRIGHT.LTAVERN — This old structure was erected in"1747 and stands on the corner of Main Street in Monument Square. Early in{the*morn- 
ing of April 19, 1775, it was used as the headquarters of the Patriots and later on the same morning occupied by the British. Here Major Pitcairn is 
said to have made his famous boast, as he stirred his morning dram, that ‘‘before the day was over he would stir the damned Yankee blood as well.” 


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DINING ROOM OF THE WRIGHT TAVERN — This is the historic old room in which Major Pitcairn is supposed to have made his famous remark on 
the morning of April 19, 1775, and is the Mecca of all Americans visiting Concord, 


COLONIAL INN —One of the quaintest taverns in Massachusetts and famous for the air of comfort and welcome which it gives to the passing 
traveller, 


PUBLIC LIBRARY—This building was given to the town by Wm. Munroe “a native and citizen of Concord.’”’ An alcove in this library is devoted 
to Concord writers. 


OLD NORTH BRIDGE and MINUTE MEN’S MONUMENT -— This spot, one of the most historic in American History, where stands the monument 
to the Minute Men of Concord, has been made memorable by Emerson in the following lines: 


““ By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Here once the embattled farmer stood 
Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled, And fired the shot heard round the world.” 


THE BATTLE MONUMENT —This monument marks the spot where the British opened fire on April 19, 1775, at the North Bridge, It was erected 
by the town of Concord in 1836 ‘‘In Gratitude to God and in the Love of Frezdom,” 


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BRITISH GRAVES — At the fight at the North Bridge on April 19, 1775, two British soldiers were killed and afterwards buried at the base of the stone 
wall running down beside the Old Manse. The site has been marked with a tablet in memory of same. 


OLD NORTH BRIDGE — This bridge spans the Concord river just below the Old Manse and marks the scene of the famous fight on the 19th of 
April, 1775. The Minute Man’s Monument stands at the left end of the bridge, on the spot occupied by the Americans on the day of the fight, and 
the Battle monument on the right end of the bridge, on the spot occupied by the British. The structure shown in the picture was erected in 1910. 


NASHAWTUC BRIDGE ON THE CONCORD RIVER—This handsome stone bridge was a gift of Mr. C. H. Hurd to the town of Concord. 


THE BARRETT HOUSE—At the Col. James Barrett house were a quantity of warlike stores. The British sent a party to seize same but happily, 
before their arrival, the Americans had transferred all their stores to the woods. This was the farthest point reached on the day of the Concord fight. 


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B/.RRETT MILL — This old mill has stood on its present site since well back into the nineteenth century and is one of the oldest landmarks of 
the town. 


HOME OF THE ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY—This house is situated on the left side of Lexington Road. In 1775 it was occupied by Reuben Brown 


who made cartridge boxes, belts, etc., for the patriots. On April 19, the British soldiers, knowing the house contained war material, attempted to 
destroy it by fire, which was quickly extinguished. 


AN INTERIOR OF THE CONCORD ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY HOUSE—Since 1886 the Antiquarian Society have occupied this house and made a 
large and varied collection of old china, furniture and relics, all accumulated in Concord, among them the sword of Col. James Barrett, who fell at 
the North Bridge, and many other relics of the Concord Fight. 


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D. A. R. CHAPTER HOUSE — This old house, one of the quaintest in Concord, stands at the foot of the Old Hill Burying Ground, almost in the cen- 


It has been transferred into a home of historic antiques and is well worth visiting by one interested in relics of olden times. 


tre of the town. 


MINOT HOUSE — One of the first houses built in the town of Concord. While it had no great historic value it attracted attention on account of its 
peculiar construction and architecture. It at one time stood near the Orchard House estate but was later removed to Lexington Road, north of the 
Emerson Home. 


HOSMER HOUSE — Purchased by Edmund Hosmer from Humphrey Hunt in 1852, where the former made his home until his death in 1881, Mr. 
Hosmer’s two daughters still occupy the place. 


WHEELER HOUSE — This house is considered one of the most artistic of the old houses remaining in Concord handed down from past generations 
and is appreciated as such rather than for any historic significence. 


THE HOME OF EPHRAIM BULL, ORIGINATOR OF THE CONCORD GRAPE-— This is commonly known as the “Grapevine Cottage’’ where the 
original vine still flourishes, on the trellis of which has been placed a tablet inscribed witn a quotation from the journal of Ephraim Bull. 


anse and may be called the oldest house in Concoid, for the original 


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THE JONES-KEYES HOUSE 


Near one of the doors may be seen a hole made 


structure erected by John Smedly in 1644 still stands, though many additions have been made. 


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HOME OF RALPH WALDO EMERSON —In 1834 Ralph Waldo Emerson came to this house in Concord where he lived until his death in 1862. In 
this mansion, which was particularly well situated for the home of a philosopher, were written many of his essays and verses which has made his 


name famous throughout the world. Here he was visited by such friends and scholars as Thoreau, Hawthorne, Margaret Fuller, the Alcotts, and 
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STUDY OF RALPH WALDO EMERSON —The study is at the right of the door upon entering the house. The arrangement of the room bespeaks 
the scholar, Practically all the author’s published writings, essays, orations and poems were here written, 


SLEEPY HOLLOW CEMETERY SHOWING EMERSON BOULDER — Among the graves of many notables, on Pine Ridge, under a beautiful tree, is 
that of Emerson marked by a large rose quartz boulder with a simple inscription and quotation from his own poem “ The Problem,” 


THE OLD MANSE—This historic dwelling was erected in 1765 by Ralph Waldo Emerson's grandfather, the Rev. Wm. Emerson, who occupied it at 
the time of the Concord fight. Here many of Emerson’s early poems were written together with his first published book ‘‘Nature.’’ It was later 
occupied by Dr. Ezra Ripley who married Wm. Emerson’s widow. After the death of Dr. Ripley, Nathaniel Hawthorne and his bride made it their 
home from 1842 to 1846 and here ‘‘ Mosses from an Old Manse” was written. 


THE WAYSIDE — Originally owned by Bronson Alcott where he lived with his daughter Louisa, but more commonly known as the home of Nathaniel 
Hawthorne, who resided here the last twelve years of his life. On the main structure Hawthorne erected for his study a large square room called 
“The Tower” where he could work without interruption. The house is now occupied by Mrs. Daniel Lothrop — Margaret Sidney — author of “ Five 
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THE ORCHARD HOUSE — Home of the Alcotts from 1858 to 1882. Here were written ‘‘Little Women,” “‘Little Men’ and the “Old Fashioned Girl.” 


The preliminary meetings of the School of Philosophy were held in the library of the house. It is at present owned by Mrs. Daniel Lothrop— 
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THE CONCORD SCHOOL OF PHILOSOPHY — Somewhat to the rear of the Alcott House stands this little Chapel which was erected by Mrs. 


Elizabeth Thompson, of New York, for the summer meetings of the ‘Concord School of Philosophy and Literature.” Sessions were held here 
annually,from 1879 to 1888, 


THE BIRTHPLACE OF HENRY DAVID THOREAU — This drawing shows the birthplace of Henry David Thoreau as it originally stood. The house 
was later moved to the Virginia Road a few rods from where it joins the old Billerica Road. Thoreau was born here July 12th, 1817. “| have never 
got over my surprise that | should have been born into the most estimable place in all the world, and in the very nick of time, too.""—Thoreau in 
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THE THOREAU CAIRN AND THOREAU COVE, LAKE WALDEN — For two and one half years Thoreau lived in a cabin now marked by a cairn of 
stones growing in height, as hundreds of yearly visitors add to the pile from the stones on the shore of the lake he loved so well, 


A tablet in the wall marks the road over which the British troops retreated from the North Bridge and were attacked in 


ans and driven under a hot fire to Charlestown. 


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1 Antiquarian Society House. 50 Old Manse. 
2 Armory. 61 Masonic Building. 
3 Prichard Arboretum. ‘s 52 First Parish Meeting House. 
4 Home of Jane Austin, . 63 Meriam's Corner. 
5 Bates House. . D4 Meriam House. 
6 Battle Lawn, Tablet. 55 Site of Middlesex Hotel. 
7 Battle Monument, 56 Monument Hall. 
8 John Beaton House. 57 Home of William Munroe. 
9 Home of Frank Bigelow. 68 Nashawtue Bridge. 
10 Site of Old Block. 69 Site of the Old North Bridge, 
11 Old Block House. 50 Orchard House. 
12 Home of George M. Brooks. 61 Prichard Park. 
13 Site of House of Rev. Peter Buck- 62 School of Philosophy. _, 
ley. Tablet. 63 Public School Playground: 
14 Hill Burying Ground G4 Minott Pratt House. 
16 Main Street Burying Ground. 65 Dr, Samuel Prescott House; home 
16 Major John Buttrick House, f, Z of John H. Moore. 
17 Canoe Club House. an) 66 Reservoir. 
18 St. Bernard's Cemetery, ‘ 


67 Home of Frank B. Sanborn. 
68 Emerson School. 
69 High School. 


19 Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. 
20 William Ellery Channing House. 


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21 Trinitarian Church, ‘8 ' 70 Home School. 
22 ‘Trinity Church — ! 71 Manual Training School. 
23 Norwegian-Danish M. E. Church. ! 72 Ripley School. 4 
24 St. Bernard’s Church. R. C. » .-* 78 Concord Power Station. 
25 Colonial Hotel. : \e 74 B.&M. R. R. Station Fitchburg 
26 Court House and Christian Science Division. 
Rooms. 76 B.&M. R. R, Station Southern 
27 The Dove-Cote. Division. 
28 Egg Rock. 76 Simmons House. 
29 Emerson House. 77 Soldiers’ Monument. 
30 Central Fire Station. 78 Wright Tavern, 
31 Home of Allen French. 79 Jones’ Tavern. 
32 Studio of Daniel C. French. 40 Thoreau-Alcott House. 
33 Memorial Fountain. 81 Scene of “The Village Tragedy.’ 
34 Grounds of Golf Club. 82 Town House. ‘ 
36 Grapevine Cottage. 83. Site of the Old Town House. \ 
36 Grave of British Soldiers. R4 Wayside. ; \ 
37 Hawthorne Tablet. 85 Home of William Whiting. 
38 Home of Samuel Hoar. 8G Willard Common. \ 
39 Home of E. R, Hoar. 87 Willard Farm, Tablet. \ 
40 Home for the Aged. A First Position of the American \ 
Al Edmund Hosmer House. forces on the morning of April 19,1775, 
42 Adj. Joseph Hosmer House. B Second Position of the American \ 
43 Site of Hubbard House. forces on the morning of April 19, 1775 
44 Home of Frederic Hudson. C Third Position of the American 
45. Elisha Jones House. forces on the morning of April 19,1775 
46 Tablet, Liberty Street. D Fourth Position of the American 
47 Public Library. forces on the morning of April 19,177 e548 
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